Arabidopsis thaliana

Botanical Description

Arabidopsis thaliana is an erect, annual, occasionally biennial, plant; it usually grows 5 - 30cm tall, exceptionally to 50cm. The plant forms a basal rosette of leaves and a single stem (sometimes more) that can be unbranched or branched[ 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. , 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. , 372 Title Flowers of India Publication Author Website http://www.flowersofindia.net/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A wed site of native Indian plants, plus cultivated and naturalized species. It has good quality photos and terse details on more than 3,000 species and cultivars. ]. Thale Cress was the first plant to have its entire genome sequenced (in 2000), and is widely used in molecular and developmental biology as the archetypal flowering plant model organism[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. It is grown on a large scale in controlled conditions to provide materials for plant research. In addition, the plant is also sometimes used on a local level as a food and a medicine. The plant is a weed of disturbed ground, including areas of cultivation. It has spread widely around the world as a result of human activity[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. As an annual, the plants will die and usually self-sow for the following year. Seed will survive in the soil for many years and plants are likely to reappear for a long time afterwards.